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MST roles
An MST team consists of:
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A supervisor
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Three or four MST therapists
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An administrator
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A part-time back-up supervisor (to provide cover when the supervisor is on annual leave and to assist with the on-call rota)
MST supervisors should be masters qualified professionals or equivalent with relevant post-qualifying experience in MST, Cogntive Behavioural Therapy, Structural or Strategic Familiy or behavioural therapy.
Examples of suitable professionals:
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Clinical, forensic or counselling psychologists
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family therapists
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senior social workers, probation officers or mental health nurses with relevant clinical experience and educated to masters level
Therapists can come from a range of backgrounds but should have a relevant professional qualification and experience of work with children and families in a community setting and of some of the approcahes outlined above.
Examples of suitable professionals are;
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clinical psychologists
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social workers
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nurses
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probation officers
All staff need to be willing to work flexibly, including being part of an on-call rota and also be committed to working in a structured evidence based programme.
If you are interested in working in an MST team ,please visit the current vacancies section of the website.